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Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Known For Acting
Birthday May 22, 1939
Died Mar 07, 2004 (64)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr ... . Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Sounder

Sounder

2003

as The Teacher

Second to Die

Second to Die

2002

as Detective Grady

Vegas, City of Dreams

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001

as Edgar Jones

Knockout

Knockout

2000

as Ron Regent

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

1999

as Harold Williams

March to Freedom

March to Freedom

1999

as Narrator

Strange Justice

Strange Justice

1999

as Thurgood Marshall

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Assignment Berlin

Assignment Berlin

1998

as Al Spector

Relax... It's Just Sex

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998

as Auntie Mahalia

Strategic Command

Strategic Command

1997

as Rowan

Original Gangstas

Original Gangstas

1996

as Reverend Dorsey

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1996

as Vernon

The Assassination File

The Assassination File

1996

as Senator Alan Laskey

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

as General Casey

White Dwarf

White Dwarf

1995

as Dr. Akada

Tyson

Tyson

1995

as Don King

In the Flesh

In the Flesh

1995

as William Stone

Breathing Lessons

Breathing Lessons

1994

as Daniel Otis

The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar

1994

as Judge

Irresistible Force

Irresistible Force

1993

as Commander Toole

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993

as Chief of Police

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

1993

as Walter Wright

The Wish That Changed Christmas

The Wish That Changed Christmas

1991

as Mr. Smith (voice)

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

as Doctor Dantley

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990

as Judge Larren Lyttle

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

as Sam Michael

The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

as Lucien Celine

The Mighty Pawns

The Mighty Pawns

1987

as Mr. Wright

Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor

1987

as Ambassador

Big Shots

Big Shots

1987

as Johnnie Red

Blue City

Blue City

1986

as Chief Luther Reynolds

Under Siege

Under Siege

1986

as Andrew Simon

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

as Gabriel Grimes

The Terminator

The Terminator

1984

as Traxler

Mike's Murder

Mike's Murder

1984

as Phillip

On the Run

On the Run

1983

as Harry

White Dog

White Dog

1982

as Keys

Dreams Don't Die

Dreams Don't Die

1982

as Charlie Banks

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1982

as Eddie Craven

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

as Captain Clark Terrell

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1981

as Bob Garvey

Angel City

Angel City

1980

as Cy

Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1977

as Lloyd Dubeck

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977

as Keegan

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Willis Powell

The Greatest

The Greatest

1977

as Draft Lawyer

Hustle

Hustle

1975

as Louis Belgrave

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

1974

as Roy Campanella

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1974

as Jim

Conrack

Conrack

1974

as Mad Billy

Gordon's War

Gordon's War

1973

as Gordon Hudson

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

1973

as Dr. Enkalla

Sounder

Sounder

1972

as Nathan Lee Morgan

Trouble Man

Trouble Man

1972

as Chalky Price

Brother John

Brother John

1971

as Henry Birkardt

R.P.M.

R.P.M.

1970

as Steve Dempsey

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969

as Orville Turner

Who's Minding the Mint?

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967

as Garbage Man

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1967

as African Servant

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

227

as Julian C. Barlow

Episodes: 116

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Julia

as Paul Cameron

Episodes: 86

First Aired: Sep 17, 1968

The Charmings

as The Mirror

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Mar 20, 1987

Touched by an Angel

as Sam

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Horace Huguley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

The Magic School Bus

as (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 10, 1994

Backstairs at the White House

as Emmett Rogers Sr.

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 29, 1979

Spider-Man

as Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 19, 1994

Alex Haley's Queen

as Cap'n Jack

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1993

The Sophisticated Gents

as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 29, 1981

King

as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1978

The Blue and the Gray

as Jonathan Henry

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 14, 1982

The Simpsons

as Lucius Sweet (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Baseball

as (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Captain Dathon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

Babylon 5

as Gen. Richard Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1994

Gargoyles

as Jeffrey Robbins (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1994

Batman: The Animated Series

as Earl Cooper (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1992

Nichols

as Eddie Joe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Perry Mason

as Mitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Name of the Game

as Barada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Father (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

The Fall Guy

as Bert Perkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1981

Batman Beyond

as Sam Young (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Mission: Impossible

as Klaus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Crossing Jordan

as Phillip Sanders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Murder, She Wrote

as Starkey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Baseball

as Various (voice)

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Built to Last

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1997

Scarlett

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 13, 1994

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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